# Fictional characters with state names **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 21, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072 "2015-06-21T10:38:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/61 "2015-06-25T15:31:42Z")
> [@Why\_Child](#): > > Lifelong Buckeye here, too. 🙂 > > It won’t work for the OP, since it’s city and state, but for you, **Elendil’s Heir,** there is “Columbus Ohio” from the movie Zombieland. > > [Columbus | Zombieland Wiki | Fandom](http://thezombieland.wikia.com/wiki/Columbus_Ohio) I remember reference to “Columbus,” but I thought all the characters in \*Zombieland \*(great movie!) went by the names of the cities they were from, not including the state. > [@Why\_Child](#): > > In at least one episode of Phineas and Ferb, there was a character named “Ohio Flynn.” Maybe that would work for the OP? > [Ohio Flynn | Fictional Characters Wiki | Fandom](http://characters.wikia.com/wiki/Ohio_Flynn) Hmm. Wonder why IMDB didn’t have that? > [@dtilque](#): > > …Is New Jersey his last name, first name, or a combination of both? The Wiki page calls him “Dr. Sidney Zweibel/New Jersey”. So maybe it’s a nickname. Yes, a nickname, I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/62 "2015-06-25T20:53:48Z")
Jeff Goldblum’s IMDB page lists his character as “New Jersey” only, FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/63 "2015-06-25T21:34:52Z")
Yeah, they referred to him as “Jersey” because he dressed like a cowboy. Oh, and he was from Jersey. I’d forgotten that he was also Dr. Zweibel. His performance could bring you to tears. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/64 "2015-06-26T01:41:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yes, a nickname, I thought. Nicknames are OK for this list. He’s in. > [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Jeff Goldblum’s IMDB page lists his character as “New Jersey” only, FWIW. The IMDb is not the only reference I use here. No database is perfect, so it’s best to consult more than one to get the full story. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/65 "2015-06-26T16:00:42Z")
Montana Gray (Grey?) is a character who turns up in several Jackie Collins novels. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/66 "2015-06-27T02:16:28Z")
[“Tex” Connecticut](http://theinfosphere.org/%22Tex%22_Connecticut) is a poker player in the “Futurama” movie _Into the Wild Green Yonder_. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/67 "2015-06-27T09:21:05Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > [“Tex” Connecticut](http://theinfosphere.org/%22Tex%22_Connecticut) is a poker player in the “Futurama” movie _Into the Wild Green Yonder_. Excellent! Down to just 8 needed: [ol] [li]Hawaii[/li][li]New Hampshire[/li][li]New Mexico[/li][li]New York[/li][li]North Carolina[/li][li]South Carolina[/li][li]West Virginia[/li][li]Wisconsin[/li][/ol] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072.md?page=3)